Pitt family
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursThe family's fortunes were boosted greatly by Thomas Pitt who while serving as Governor of Madras acquired the Regent Diamond and sold it on at a great profit in 1717.
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- Robert Nedham, married Catherine Pitt daughter of Robert Pitt and Harriet Villiers, on 21 May 1733.
- Louisa Pitt married into the Beckford family marrying Peter Beckford
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